Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 1120 Do you just want to be in the human world?
Due to unexpected interference, the energy beam of the cation star destroyer lasted only 0.7 seconds before evaporating and dissipating. However, the terrifying power it unleashed in this short 0.7 seconds had left a penetrating wound on the giant celestial body. It was a hole with a diameter roughly equal to the diameter of the beam, through which one could directly see the cosmic scene on the other side of the Dyson sphere, which was as deep as a star abyss. The edge of the hole showed an obvious crystallization state. Whether it was steel or magic metal, it was melted into transparent glass rock by the extreme high temperature and heat. It looked like it had been cooled down rapidly after facing a volcanic eruption. The area inside the hole, which was directly covered by the maximum power of the cation star destroyer, was melted at the moment of contact, forming a perfect circle. The control room, internal passages, engine parts, and even various high-precision instruments all seemed to have been cut by a high-speed oscillating water jet. The cuts were smooth and even, if you were in a control room that brushed past the beam, you might still be able to see that the cut instruments were still working normally. Only half of the screen was pulling down a long string of dense data at the speed of a waterfall, calculating and reporting the damage of the bombardment. But like the screen, these data were only half, incomplete, as if even the speed of the machine calculation could not keep up with the speed of its own destruction.

This extremely shocking scene made most operators lose their ability to think. In the past, they always relied on the power of the cation star destroyer to annihilate one terrifying and huge extraterrestrial disaster beast after another, which once reduced the frequency of interstellar storms to a very stable number. However, these people never expected that one day they would become victims of this war weapon that embodied the wisdom and hard work of all the scientific researchers in the society.

Caraboss had not expected it, and what surprised and surprised her even more was the method of Themis of the Celestial Realm. She quietly stared at the Armed Goddess in front of her. The other side looked extremely miserable, with damaged armor, exposing the original mechanical structure; the hand armor and foot armor were melted by the blazing energy, and the exposed mechanical arms were covered with mottled scars. The most serious left arm was even nearly broken, and it was barely connected by the internal lines and pipes; there were only three of the six flexible floating light cannons on the back, two on the left and one on the right, and only the one on the right was still in good condition, able to spray out intermittent star flames, trying its best to maintain the flight state of the body, so as not to fall immediately, while the two floating light cannons on the left only retained a relatively complete form, but in fact had completely lost their function.

The shoulder armor was broken, the back armor was incomplete, and of the pair of slanted crescent eyes, only the left eye was still flickering, struggling to send signals, while the right eye was completely extinguished, or melted by the terrifying high temperature, showing a cold steel color. However, the most serious damage was the gem embedded in the chest of the Armed Goddess - it was also its energy core. At this moment, its surface had spread with spider web-like cracks, and it seemed that it would be completely shattered if it was touched lightly.

Right inside this gem, the celestial Themis, who had just endured a saturation bombardment, raised her head with difficulty, maintaining a weak breath, and looked at the dark witch Carabosse - the latter was still unharmed, and even after enduring the energy explosion of the cationic star destroyer at zero distance, she did not have any more wounds on her body. Only the two wounds left on her waist and abdomen by Alice's double swords when she was driving the Armed Goddess at the beginning were still lying there silently, looking quite eye-catching and hideous. That was the most serious injury she had suffered in this battle.

Only the witch herself knows that this is not the case.

The mech and the man floated above the deep void that penetrated the Dyson sphere, staring at each other in silence as if they had lost gravity. After a while, Carabosse managed to curl the corners of his mouth, and when he spoke, it was unclear whether his tone should be described as relief or helplessness: "What a... reckless guy. How could you think of using such a method, the celestial world... Themis?"

"because……"

Themis from the celestial world also smiled, but it seemed that this smile touched her wound, causing her already pale face to lose even more color, so that even her voice seemed so weak, like a whisper in the empty forest: "I found that you... have always been keeping a distance from the Dyson Sphere. Even if, cough! Even if I deliberately ran towards the Dyson Sphere, huh, you wouldn't catch up with me; and, and, every time the cationic star destroyer is fired, cough cough cough! You will be included in the shelling range, right? Obviously, huh, obviously there is no need for that..."

She spoke intermittently, and several times she spoke too quickly, choking herself and coughing. She had to stop for a while to adjust her breath, but she insisted on finishing it. Carabosse did not interrupt her, but listened to her story quietly. She knew that the girl must have a lot of things to talk about at this moment, but she was not talking to the enemy or her companions. She was just talking to herself. And she happened to be in this position, so she could just listen to her finish.

"So I... I have a guess..."

The girl smiled faintly, with light flashing in her eyes, as if she felt a little proud of being able to discover this secret: "Dyson Sphere, cough cough! The Dyson Sphere's cationic star destroyer... actually uses your position as a reference to... lock the enemy's coordinates, right? So, cough, so you must put yourself within the bombardment range, so that... you can provide the cationic star destroyer with... the most accurate positioning. At the same time, you can't be too close to the Dyson Sphere, because that will cause the coordinate positioning to be disordered, resulting in, causing the bombardment to shift. And if this distance is lower than the system's preset safe distance, for example, cough cough! For example, at the height of the launch silo, it will..."

She suddenly stopped, because her breath was so exhausted that she couldn't speak, and she had to gasp for air, like taking a deep breath of cold sea water, which pressed her fragile lungs. But the smile on her face did not disappear, still blooming faintly, and Carabosse read a hint of cunning and a bit of pride from it.

She knew the answer. After all, she had personally participated in the design, construction and actual use of the Dyson Sphere. She was naturally aware of the only weakness of this huge mecha that could even swallow the sun: when there was an error in the positioning of the spatial coordinates, such as the situation described by Themis in the sky, the system would be unable to judge the huge deviation between the bombardment distance and the safe distance, resulting in the energy not being able to flow out according to the preset launch trajectory, or even flowing in the opposite direction, and the cationic star destroyer would be transformed from a sharp blade that swept the enemy into a spear that stabbed its own heart.

In the past, the enemies that the Dyson Sphere faced were all extraterrestrial disaster beasts that only had magic power but no intelligence. They were not even considered life, but just simulated forms of high-energy magic in an excessive environment. Therefore, even if they evolved for another million years, they would not be able to evolve intelligence that could see through or even exploit this weakness. As for Alice, she was too anxious and only wanted to defeat the enemy with strength, but she forgot that a calm mind, careful thinking and meticulous observation were also part of the battle. If she could calm down and think about every tiny detail in this battle, she might be able to discover this secret.

However, in the end, the person who surprised him the most was Themis from the Celestial Realm.

"So," Carabosse asked, "you're not running away, you're testing me, testing the safety distance of the Dyson Sphere, right?"

Not only did she lower Caraboss's vigilance in this way, but she also deliberately guided her to fire the cation star destroyer in the direction of Yunjing Sky Island. Only in this way would the Dark Witch's attention be temporarily diverted from her, allowing Celestial Themis to seize this fleeting opportunity and lock the cation star destroyer's firing range within her safe distance by holding the witch hostage, thereby triggering the self-destruction of this constructed mecha - she even deliberately retained some speed during her escape and probing. If she had exposed the Armed Goddess's ability to leap long-distance maneuvers from the beginning, Caraboss would never have let down her guard, let alone been held hostage by her without any preparation.

This question made Themis of the Celestial Realm stunned for a while. After a long while, she slowly answered: "Actually, in fact, at the beginning, I did have the idea of ​​escaping. It was during the process of escaping that I realized... that doing this might have some effect... so I tried it. Because, because if it doesn't work..."

She smiled shyly: "I don't have any other...way." After sorting out the cause and effect, the Dark Witch couldn't help but sigh at the girl's talent. Being able to capture the only chance of victory in a rapidly changing battlefield is a talent that many people don't have, and it can be described as one in a million. Unfortunately, this girl is unwilling to use it in battle. She is willing to die with the Dark Witch and temporarily paralyze the Dyson Sphere. Isn't this the limit of what she can do?

"Is it really worth it?"

Carabosse asked quietly.

"There is no such thing as... worthy or unworthy, Carabosse." The Armed Goddess staggered up, and the only remaining floating light cannon spewed out hot beams of fire behind it, barely maintaining the flight posture of the machine, which made her look very embarrassed and miserable. Celestial Themis took a deep breath, using an empty thing to stop another feeling of emptiness that was constantly falling in her heart. She smiled lightly and said to Carabosse, "Because I just... believe in what my mother said."

True emotions will never hurt anyone.

She really didn't hurt anyone, and even the point of the bombardment was deliberately controlled within the unmanned area of ​​the Dyson Sphere, ensuring that the cationic star destroyer did not kill any life when it penetrated the giant celestial body, but only damaged the internal structure and some instruments. You may think this idea is naive, but it is undeniable that in the past 120 million years, it was this naive idea that supported Themis in the celestial world, so that although she experienced the tragedy of the destruction of Eden, she did not rise as high as Tiantis, until she reached a height that she could never reach even if she stretched out her hand; nor did she fall as deeply as Alice, until she fell to a low point that she could never recover even if she stretched out her hand.

Everything in the sky is too far away, and everything in the valley is too heavy. I just want to be in the human world. The sky turned around and staggered towards the Yunjing Sky Island. The broken and damaged body fell while flying, as if it would be swallowed by the darkness at any time. But she would struggle to get up and start again every time. She thought, I am not in the sky, nor in the ground; I am not far away, nor heavy; I have neither lofty ideals nor firm beliefs. I am just a girl who does not know what love and tears are, but still wants to be a human being.

She is Celestial, Celestial Themis, the one who inherited the goddess’ name, and perhaps the most favored child by her.

Carabos watched the figure fly away quietly, not wanting to chase after it. In fact, she didn't have the ability to do so. The magic engine of the Dyson Sphere was directly connected to the magic power in her body through a resonance device. Only in this way could it support the normal operation of this huge celestial body in space and the energy supply required to launch the cation star destroyer. But the inevitable result of this resonance relationship was that once the Dyson Sphere suffered a destructive blow, the Dark Witch would also need to withstand a certain amount of recoil. This was not enough to kill her, but at least it was enough for Themis of the Celestial Realm to buy time for the people she chose to retreat.

The voice of Adjutant Floyd came to her ears. Even though he was bombarded at a close distance, he still seemed calm and composed, reporting to his direct superior the energy coefficient, coverage, damage to the internal structure, and casualties of the bombardment. In the past, after every battle, even if she did not participate in it personally, the Dark Witch would listen patiently, but today she suddenly felt a little bored and did not want to let those lengthy reports and cumbersome numbers occupy her remaining thoughts. So she replied calmly, "I'll leave it to you to handle it," and unilaterally cut off the communication. The witch floated alone in the void of nothingness. When she looked up, the scene she saw was only darkness except for the darkness of the universe.

This reminded her of a distant event, which was probably when she came to the human world with a few sisters of the Chaos Kingship to find out what the prayer voice that had been bothering them in their dreams was. She would probably never forget the ugliness, evil, cruelty and hideousness she saw at that time. It would be fine if it was just mortals fighting each other, but the mortals' beliefs would in turn erode the rationality of the Kingship, making them gradually move closer to the image they were shaped to be. Carabosse could not accept such an outcome.

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The darkness of the universe is so quiet, but the darkness of human hearts is unfathomable.

In order to completely eliminate human belief and make them give up the idea of ​​seeking comfort from false things - including gods and magic - she chose to stand in the camp of Tiantis. The sisters who knew about this choice had different attitudes. Perek tried to comfort her anxiety, and Feier and Favrona trusted her unconditionally. But Eve, Timeis and Lilith joined because they didn't want to make themselves sad. When the time came for a real battle, how much awareness could they show?
It won't do if you're like Alice or Themis, always doing things half-heartedly.

pity.

The Dark Witch suddenly sighed deeply: What a pity, I failed at the last moment and I lost in the end.

What’s even more regrettable is——

The defeat was not complete enough.

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